On Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 11:38:28AM -0500, Donald Allen wrote: > My understanding is that OpenBSD still employs the Giant Lock approach > to SMP, serializing access to kernel services. Is this still true? If
yes > it is, do Theo and the other kernel developers consider it a priority > to improve this? sure > > (I am NOT complaining. I completely understand that OpenBSD is a labor > of love and that development resources are limited and that doing SMP > right isn't easy. I'm simply trying to get an idea of whether this is > likely to be addressed in the near future or not.) depends on your definition of near future. It will be done when it will be done. > > /Don Allen
